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All India Weather Forecast for February 15, 2022Weather systems made across the countryA Western Disturbance is over Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining areas.An Induced Cyclonic Circulation lies over Southwest Rajasthan.A Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Comorin Region.Another Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Maldives.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain occurred over parts of Lakshadweep, South Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Scattered light rain occurred over Tamil Nadu and Kerala.There was a slight increase in minimum temperatures over the hills and parts of north-west and central India.Weather activity likely during next 24 hoursLight to moderate rain and snow may occur over Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Gradually it may cover the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.There is a gradual increase in minimum temperatures over Northwest and Central India.Light rain is possible at isolated places over South Tamil Nadu and Kerala.Light to moderate rain is very likely over parts of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Today evening, the rupee closed at Rs 75.60 with a loss of 22 paise against the dollar.Sensex closed down by 1747 points due to Russia-Ukraine disputeToday the stock market closed with a huge fall due to Russia and Ukraine dispute. Today, where the Sensex fell by 1747.08 points, closed at the level of 56405.84 points. On the other hand, Nifty closed at the level of 16842.80 points down by 532.00 points.  

Rupee collapses against dollar, opens weak by 15 paiseRupee opened with weakness today against the dollar in the foreign exchange market. Today the rupee opened with a weakness of 15 paise at Rs 75.53 against the dollar. At the same time, on Friday, the rupee closed at Rs 75.38 with a weakness of 44 paise against the dollar.

Sensex boom as soon as it opened, 1401 points also registered a huge fallToday the stock market opened with a fall. Today the BSE Sensex fell by 1400.84 points and opened at the level of 56752.08 points.

Cotton output expected to climb amid high global demand for textilesCotton supply from the world’s largest producer is poised for a rebound.U.S. cotton plantings are expected to climb amid strong foreign demand, higher input costs for farmers and prolonged drought in Texas, the crop’s top growing state. The potential increase for the world’s largest cotton supplier comes just after cotton futures in New York touched a fresh decade high at the end of January. The fiber surged 44% last year, driven by projections for a second global deficit.U.S. farmers are projected to sow 12 million acres for the season beginning Aug. 1, up about 7.3% from the previous year, according to the National Cotton Council’s planting-intentions survey released Sunday.The possibility of more American cotton comes at a time when supplies are tighter and global demand for textiles is sky-high, propelled by a voracious appetite for the fiber from China, India and Mexico. Global cotton consumption is expected to rise 2.8% this year, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture.

All India Weather Forecast for February 14, 2022Weather systems made across the countryA Weak Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Sri Lanka and adjoining areas.The Western Disturbance is expected to reach Western Himalayas by the night of February 13.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, moderate rains occurred over southern parts of Tamil Nadu, parts of South Kerala and Lakshadweep.The weather remained dry over the rest of the country.There has been a slight drop in minimum temperatures over Northwest India.Weather activity likely during next 24 hoursDuring the next 24 hours, there is a possibility of light rain and snowfall at isolated places over Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and over Uttarakhand.Light rain is possible over Kerala and southern parts of South Tamil Nadu and isolated parts of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Today evening, the rupee depreciated by 44 paise to close at Rs 75.38 against the dollar.Heavy fall in Sensex again, 773 points closed and closedToday the stock market closed with a fall. Today, where the Sensex fell by 773.11 points, closed at the level of 58152.92 points. On the other hand, Nifty closed at the level of 17374.80 points down by 231.00 points. Apart from this, a total of 3,408 companies were trading in BSE today, out of which about 935 shares closed up and 2,372 shares closed down.

Indian cotton yarn journey, from knitting to packingIndia is hoping its labour-intensive textiles and apparel (T&A) companies will help it address a jobs crisis, and has promised to pump about $2 billion into the industry over the next few years to generate more than 1 million jobs.About a third of the money would go into setting up seven so-called Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks, each spanning across more than 1,000 acres (404 hectares).The government says India's T&A companies, small and large, are too scattered across the vast country, which delays delivery and raises cost.At a Dubai expo late last year, a senior Indian textile ministry official laid out the typical cotton-to-clothes network in India:Cotton is grown in states such as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south; then goes further south to Tamil Nadu for spinning into yarn; weaving happens in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra; processing occurs in neighbouring Rajasthan; from where it goes to the national capital region of Delhi in the north, Bengaluru in the south and Kolkata in the east for garment-making.Cotton produced by a farmer in Telangana can move thousands of kilometres to become a T-shirt, compared with barely a few hundred kilometres in Bangladesh, though the latter is reliant on cotton produced in India and China.Some Indian textiles industry officials say many companies have now moved their factories closer to raw materials.Here is an illustration of how cotton is turned into shirts in India, using the example of Texport Industries, whose buyers include Walmart Inc, Kohl's Corp, Tommy Hilfiger and Nautica.YARNTexport, whose main factories are in the town of Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh, sources white or dyed yarn from suppliers in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The supplies come from factories located anywhere between 350 km (215 miles) and 1,450 km (900 miles) away.FABRICthe Hindupur factories use South Korean knitting machines to produce rolls of fabric from yarn to make products such as T-shirts for Tommy Hilfiger.The factories buy woven fabrics to make shirts and tops for Kohl's from firms spread across various textile clusters in Tamil Nadu, located within a radius of 350 km.GARMENTSThe in-house and third-party fabric rolls then move to giant plants nearby where thousands of people work machines, scissors and hot irons in eight-hour shifts.The dyed and washed rolls are unrolled using machines. Plain ones are shaped by machines in batches, checked ones using scissors.An army of mostly women seamstresses then stitch them into T-shirts, shirts, tops and kids' jumpsuits that are inspected, washed, dried, pressed, tagged and then packed into cartons to be trucked to the seaport in Chennai, some 400 km away, before they are shipped to nearly two dozen countries, mainly the United States.

Rupee depreciates against dollar, opens weak by 41 paiseRupee opened with weakness today against the dollar in the foreign exchange market. Today the rupee opened with a weakness of 41 paise at Rs 75.35 against the dollar. At the same time, on Thursday, the rupee closed at Rs 74.94 with a weakness of 13 paise against the dollar.

Sensex falls again, breaks 612 points openToday the stock market opened with a fall. Today the BSE Sensex fell by about 612.80 points and opened at the level of 58313.23 points.

All India weather forecast for February 11, 2022Weather systems made across the countryThe Western Disturbance has moved eastwards.A Cyclonic Circulation is persisting over Northeast parts of Bihar.A trough is extending from this circulation over Bihar to North Interior Karnataka via Chhattisgarh and Telangana.Another cyclonic circulation lies over the Bay of Bengal, southwest of Sri Lanka.Weather movement across the country during the last 24 hoursDuring the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain and thundershower occurred over Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, parts of Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, southern islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Interior Odisha.Light rain occurred in Sikkim and Assam.The minimum temperature has dropped by 3 to 4 degrees over Northwest India and Central India.Weather activity likely during next 24 hoursDuring the next 24 hours, isolated light rain is likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, southern parts of Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and rest of Northeast India.The minimum temperatures are likely to drop further over Northwest India, Central India and parts of East India.